TOWBOAT FENDER REPAIR

KHIA ID: 8939

Industry: Marine (MRNE)
Application: SOS-Ships and Offshore Structures (SOS)
Substrate: Rubber

Customer Location: SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES
Application Date: June 2022

Products: Belzona 2221 (MP Fluid Elastomer), Belzona 2911 (Elastomer QD Conditioner)

Problem: INTERLOCKING FENDER DELAMINATED.

INTERLOCKING FENDER SEAM SEPARATED.

PREPARING THE SUBSTRATE.

ATTACHING FORM.

COMPLETED REPAIR.

Application Situation

FENDER COULD NOT BE REMOVED BY SHIPYARD TO REAPPLY TRADITIONAL ADHESIVE. TIME WAS CRITICAL TO THE SALE OF THE NEW VESSEL.

Application Method

SUBSTRATE WAS PREPPED USING LONG SHAFTED DIE GRINDER.

SS SCREWS WERE INSTALLED AS ANCHOR POINTS.

Belzona Facts

CUSTOMER NEEDED A LOCAL SOLUTION VERSUS RETURNING TO THE HOME PORT OF THE MANUFACTURER. REMOVAL OF THE FENDER SYSEM REQUIRES 2 CRANES AND A LARGE AREA. THIS REPAIR WAS HANDLED WITH MINIMAL IMPACT.

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